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Re:Federal Reserve lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in... by Retric on Sunday March 19, 2023 @09:15PM (#35225966)
They are lending on collateral not buying anything.

QE is actually buying assets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_easing

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Re:Federal Reserve lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in... by jbverschoor on Monday March 20, 2023 @06:12AM (#35229460)
A debt security is a financial asset. They can also sell that claim again to a company or country if anyone wants to buy.
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